Previously closed accounts, such as those of former US President Donald Trump, could be restored on Twitter in a matter of weeks, the social network’s new owner Elon Musk said Wednesday.
“Twitter” users are watching closely whether Musk, after buying the platform, will restore Trump’s account, which was shut down after inciting a crowd dissatisfied with the 2020 US presidential election results to attack the US Capitol. United. Twitter has also blocked the accounts of people who spread aggression, hatred and disinformation.
The potential restoration of accounts whose content violates the site’s terms of use is one way Musk, a self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist,” wants to turn Twitter into a global square.
However, on Wednesday, the South African billionaire announced that it would take some time for the blocked accounts to be restored.
“Twitter will not allow anyone who has been banned from the platform for violating Twitter’s rules to return until we have a clear process to do so, which will take at least a few more weeks,” Musk tweeted.
This means that Trump will not yet have a chance to comment on Twitter ahead of the major mid-term elections on November 8, which will decide which of the political forces will control Congress, even if the former US president has admitted the last week he would rather continue writing on the platform he created “Truth Social”.
Musk is said to have spoken to civil society leaders about “how Twitter will continue to fight hatred, abuse and implement electoral integrity policies.”
On Tuesday, Musk announced that verified account holders would be charged $ 8 per month.
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